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Announcing the winners of the Niche Academy Award for Excellence in Community Engagement
Niche Academy provides library-specific learning management software that serves over 1,000 libraries worldwide with cost effective, professional and customizable training and learning tools, that empower
Niche Award Finalist – Lancashire Libraries
With Niche Academy, libraries can create attractive, interactive elements for their customers such as quizzes, polls and writing competitions. One of our finalists for the
Niche Award Finalist – Hertfordshire Libraries
With Niche Academy, your subscription is all-you-can-eat, meaning you can run multiple separate Academies for different audiences as needed. For example, our first Niche Award
Announcing the Niche Academy Award for Excellence in Community Engagement
Why? Every day, public libraries are proving and improving their ability to engage and serve communities, adding value and delivering successful social outcomes. Niche Academy
What does your library website do for you? – Survey Results
Our recent survey, in partnership with Koios, asked library staff to think about the role of their website. While the number of responses we got
Librarian Survey: What does your library website do for you?
This survey is designed to grow our collective knowledge and understanding of how library websites are perceived, designed, and used. It is not about website
What’s your website really for?
At DCA, we have a thing for libraries; we love public libraries and we want them to succeed. But when it comes to library websites,
Koios: Making an impact at Oldham Library
Successfully applied and won an Ad Grant via a community library Brought over 40% more visitors to the library website each month Exposed the library
Our thing for libraries
DCA’s got a thing for libraries; we think they’re great and we want them to do well. But many people outside libraryland have little idea
DCA and Koios agree partnership to serve US libraries
We’re excited to announce our new partnership with Koios on US sales. DCA represents a number of publishers in international markets, including Koios, now we
DCA adds British Library and Helsinki City to Medici.tv subscribers list
DCA is delighted to be launching the Medici.tv service with The British Library. Starting in 2022, British Library cardholders will have unlimited access to over
Qatar National Library: Supporting Staff and Users with Niche Academy
The QNL reference team liked the wide range of tutorials available on the Niche site and the user-friendly tone and approachable style of all tutorials. Niche tutorials allow QNL librarians to work more efficiently, as users can get help at their point of need.
Three Ways to library success with Niche Academy
Niche Academy helps you create elegant online tutorial experiences, making things easier for both instructors and learners. Engaging users and supporting children’s learning Lancashire library
But we like it. Rock’s Backpages comes to your library
We’re delighted to welcome Rock’s Backpages to DCA’s pantheon. Rock’s Backpages is the world’s largest database of music journalism online, featuring over 45,000 articles on
FT.com Video Guide
FT.com is bringing the Financial Times to public libraries for the first time. Watch our short video guide below for an introduction to the FT’s